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Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak...

One-upmanship is a silly sort of competition. When sensationalism sinks to the point of delivering one-liners,...

21 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

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Aakar Patel | 3 major problems facing South Asia: Why don’t we learn...

What are the problems affecting those countries that made up pre-1947 India? There appear to be three important...

21 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

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Sanjaya Baru | India’s ‘other’ neighbour: Let’s learn from Jakarta

When most Indians think of the country’s neighbourhood they think of the defunct British India and its...

20 Jan 2025 3:32 PM IST

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Kishwar Desai | Travel on London's Tube with no pants; movie halls in...

It is foggy and cold in London, but then with typical British humour — someone decided that this is the ideal...

20 Jan 2025 3:32 PM IST

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Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | In support of wife-staring and other...

L&T's S.N. Subrahmanyan’s remark on Sunday wife-staring sparks debate on cultural norms and modern misinterpretations

19 Jan 2025 1:30 AM IST

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Anita Katyal | Sad Cong tale of 2 headquarters; Kejriwal's spin is...

Congress faces leadership crisis while BJP is embroiled in AAP’s electoral accusations ahead of Delhi elections

19 Jan 2025 1:30 AM IST

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Pavan Varma | Letter by ‘Sheesh Mahal' to her mother ‘Raj Mahal'

Dear Amma, What is happening to this world? Why is everybody turning against us? What, after all, is...

19 Jan 2025 1:30 AM IST

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K.C. Singh | Gaza ceasefire can let US focus on China & Russia

The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip comes as a surprise as historically outgoing US Presidents lack the...

18 Jan 2025 12:11 AM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | Of Musk, Trump and Zuckerberg… and why I changed my...

“If love breeds confusion It means the lover is besotted If it’s stretched out like a string It...

18 Jan 2025 12:11 AM IST

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Dilip Cherian | Chief secy, ADGP for Chandigarh a ‘punishment’ for...

Chandigarh, the city that wears two hats as the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana, is back in the spotlight...

17 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | B’desh, India must bury the past, make a new...

It would be great if reports of Bangladesh’s readiness to buy rice from India indicate a return to normal...

17 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

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Kamal Davar | Why reforms in defence sector are crucial for protecting...

India aims for military reforms, focusing on jointness, Theatre Commands, and tech advancements to tackle future...

16 Jan 2025 12:02 AM IST